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流石さすが

gikun or jukujikunrarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverbな adjectiveadjective (generic)

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さすが

Meanings

as one would expect, just as you'd expect (from), just like (someone)
still, all the same, after all
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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Example sentences

さすが先生せんせい、説明せつめいがわかりやすい。

Just as you'd expect from a teacher, the explanation is easy to understand.

さすがのプロ選手せんしゅも今日きょうの試合しあいは苦労くろうしたようだ。

Even a professional player seemed to struggle in today's match.

彼女かのじょはさすがに疲つかれたと言いって、早はやめに帰かえった。

She said she was, after all, tired, and went home early.

さすが東京とうきょう、夜よるでも街まちがにぎやかだ。

Just as you'd expect from Tokyo, the city is lively even at night.

長年ながねんの経験けいけんを持もつ彼かれでも、さすがにこの難題なんだいには頭あたまを悩なやませているようだった。

Even he, with his many years of experience, seemed troubled by this difficult problem, as one might expect.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)